"faire l'enfant" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /fɛʁ l‿ɑ̃.fɑ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-faire l’enfant.wav Forms: faire l’ enfant [canonical]
Etymology: Literally, “to do the child”, or more loosely translated as “to play the child”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to do the child}} “to do the child”, {{m-g|to play the child}} “to play the child”, {{lit|to do the child|to play the child}} Literally, “to do the child”, or more loosely translated as “to play the child” Head templates: {{fr-verb}} faire l’enfant
  1. (figuratively) to act like a child, to be childish, to lack maturity Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-faire_l'enfant-fr-verb-FANUXUZ0 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "ipa": "/fɛʁ l‿ɑ̃.fɑ̃/"
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